Urban Population - Statistics & numerical data
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The effects of a nurse case manager and a community health worker team on diabetic control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations among urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.

24 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Although African American adults bear a disproportionate burden from diabetes mellitus (DM), few randomized controlled trials have tested culturally appropriate interventions to improve DM care. METHODS: We randomly assigned 542 African ... Read more...

Prospective study of urban form and physical activity in the Black Women's Health Study.

4 Oct 2009 The authors used data from the Black Women's Health Study to assess the association between neighborhood urban form and physical activity. Women reported hours/week of utilitarian and exercise walking and of vigorous activity in 1995 and on biennial ... Read more...

Prevalence and causes of visual impairment in Chinese adults in urban southern China.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in adults living in an urban area of southern China. METHODS: Random cluster sampling was used to identify the adults 50 years and older living in the Liwan district ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Urban Population - Statistics & numerical data'

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• The interdisciplinary approach to culturally tailored medical care: "Social networking" for decreasing risk: Comment on "The effects of a nurse case manager and a community health worker team on diabetic control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations among urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial" and "Trial of family and friend support for weight loss in African American adults". 24 Oct 2009
• The effects of a nurse case manager and a community health worker team on diabetic control, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations among urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. 24 Oct 2009
• Prospective study of urban form and physical activity in the Black Women's Health Study. 4 Oct 2009
• Prevalence and causes of visual impairment in Chinese adults in urban southern China. 29 Sep 2009
• The built environment and physical activity levels: the Harvard Alumni Health Study. 29 Sep 2009
• Physical health correlates of pathological and healthy dependency in urban women. 29 Sep 2009
• Racial variability of glaucoma risk factors between African Caribbeans and Caucasians in a Canadian urban screening population. 29 Sep 2009
• Risk factors according to estrogen receptor status of breast cancer patients in Trivandrum, South India. 29 Sep 2009
• Maternal and neonatal factors associated with mode of delivery under a universal newborn hearing screening programme in Lagos, Nigeria. 2 Sep 2009
• Urban versus rural residence and occurrence of septal heart defects in Texas. 30 Aug 2009
• Adiposity and quality of life: a case study from an urban center in Nigeria. 30 Aug 2009
• How do type 2 diabetes mellitus-related chronic complications impact direct medical cost in four major cities of urban China? 30 Aug 2009
• Generation C: prevalence of and risk factors for chlamydia trachomatis among adolescents and young women in Lima, Peru. 30 Aug 2009
• Toward replacement fertility in Egypt and Tunisia. 30 Aug 2009
• Physical activity levels among urban and rural women in south India and the risk of breast cancer: a case-control study. 30 Aug 2009
• Emergency hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases and ambient levels of carbon monoxide: results for 126 United States urban counties, 1999-2005. 29 Aug 2009
• Prevalence of alcohol consumption and risk of ocular diseases in a general population: the Beijing Eye Study. 24 Aug 2009
• Obesity prevalence in a cohort of women in early pregnancy from a neighbourhood perspective. 23 Aug 2009
• Population based prevalence of high blood pressure among adults in Addis Ababa: uncovering a silent epidemic. 21 Aug 2009
• Do general practitioners use thyroid stimulating hormone assay for opportunistic screening? 19 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Urban Population'

Definition: The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.

Descriptor UI: D014505

Alternative terms: Urban Population; Population, Urban; Populations, Urban; Urban Populations; Urban Spatial Distribution; Distribution, Urban Spatial; Distributions, Urban Spatial; Urban Spatial Distributions;

Related Mesh Headings: Cities; Suburban Population; Urbanization;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; history; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: N01.600.900;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: specify geog; URBAN HEALTH & URBAN HEALTH SERVICES are also available